Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | 10:29 GMT
Nintendo denies phasing out solus DS Lite in the UK [Update]
Update – Nintendo’s confirmed that the white and silver DS Lites are to be phased out completely in Britain.
Nintendo has denied retail reports this morning that the solus DS Lite is to be delisted in the UK, but has admitted it is ramping up Lite bundling.
Why? Because DSi’s launching in April, right? Nope. It’s because people like buying bundles as presents.
“We will be increasing the availability of DS Lite bundles with software in the UK, however solus will still continue to be listed,” a rep told VG247.
“We have chosen to do this as we have found many consumers like the convenience of buying software and hardware together and also enjoy buying them as gifts.”
GoNintendo posted a rumour last night that the solus DS Lite is to be dropped in the UK, talk emphatically backed up by a VG247 retail source.
Both GoNintendo and our UK source also said that the white and silver DS Lites were to be removed from British retail completely. We’ve just mailed Nintendo on that now.
1 comment
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trav
12/03/09, 10:41 am
I think it’ll be say to say that Nintendo will sell through all their backlog of DS units in single and bundles and then look at how well the DSi is doing and decide on making new DS’.
I still remember Nintendo saying that the DS wouldn’t replace the Game Boy and it would be the “third pillar” in the catalogue.
This time next year there will be nothing but DSi’s in stock at shops.